The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a toenail fungus, finding that there was no chronic disability resulting from an inservice episode and that the evidence does not support a link to service.
The deciding factor: There was one recorded episode of toenail fungus during service which resolved without producing chronic disability. The veteran provided no competent medical evidence linking his current fungal disorder to any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Toenail fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0303146
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for toenail fungus was denied. The Board found no evidence of toenail fungus during service and insufficient medical evidence to establish a relationship between the condition and service.
- Partly granted
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for toenail fungus, finding that it did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.,For the hearing loss issue, the Board found conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran had a hearing disability at any point between May 21, 2013 (the date VA received his claim) and the May 2015 VA examination. The Board directed the RO to obtain another VA examination to reconcile these findings.
- Granted
The Veteran's toenail fungus began in service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of GERD, toenail fungus, and TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional development.
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